184 EARTHQUAKES ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



bling with an evenness that seems remarkable and was the cause 

 of much comment. As one person expressed it, " It seemed as if 

 a cradle was rocking." 



1892. April 10; Esparto. 



The severest earthquake that was ever experienced in this locality 

 took place at 2.50 a. m. to-day. Considerable damage was done, 

 though fortunately no one was injured. The greatest damage 

 was done to the Barnes Hotel. A section of the east wall fell 

 down and a great deal of plastering fell in the rooms. Three 

 chimneys were knocked down, one of them crashing through the 

 roof. 



It will take $1,500 to cover the damage to the hotel. The fire walls 

 of Levy and Schwab's building were displaced 5 inches. There 

 was also loss from damaged goods and broken crockery (VII?, 

 VIII??). 



The large grain warehouse at this place was also slightly wrecked 

 and the drug store considerably damaged. Other buildings were 

 more or less damaged. The earth opened in several places be- 

 tween here and Capay. 



1892. April 19; Capay. 



The earthquake gave the town of Capay a lively shake-up. The 

 west wall of B. Waldrich's building caved in and the east wall 

 fell out. The damage is fully $1,000. The stock of merchandise 

 in stores was thrown down from the shelving. The walls of the 

 Nash building were cracked and nearly all the chimneys in the 

 town were thrown down (VIII). 



1892. April 19; Santa Rosa. 



The earthquake which visited Santa Kosa this morning at 2.50 

 o'clock was the most severe felt since 1868, and many think it 

 was worse than that. It lasted over a minute, and the vibrations 

 seemed to be of an undulatory nature east to west, and lasted 

 three minutes. Windows were broken in many houses and plaster 

 was torn from some of the houses. A panic prevailed at hotels, 

 guests getting up and running out in their nightgowns. No very 

 serious damage was done (VII). 



1892. April 19; Martinez. 



This morning about ten minutes to 3 o'clock one of the severest 

 shocks of earthquake ever felt here awoke the slumbering resi- 

 dents. The vibrations seemed to be from west to east, although 

 some seem to think they vibrated from north to south, and lasted 

 about thirty-five seconds. A few cans toppled over in some of 

 our stores, several clocks stopped, a few cracks occurred in tne 

 court-house plastering, and several chimneys were shattered 

 (VII). 



